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ArticleExpect Distribution secures three-year Lansinoh Laboratories contract
Expect Distribution has signed a three-year warehousing and distribution contract with Lansinoh Laboratories, a supplier of breastfeeding products.Under the new deal, Expect will take delivery of shipments, store them in its recently expanded (by 20,000ft²) warehouse facility at Premier Point, Bradford, pick and distribute them.Expect will warehouse approximately up to ...
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Clipper Logistics wins pan-European fancy dress deal
Clipper Logistics has signed a pan-European contract with fancy dress supplier Smiffys to handle inbound stock management, storage, fulfilment and returns.Tony Mannix, chief executive of Clipper, said that the business had been running a “highly successful” operation for Smiffys in Kempen [Germany] for “some time”.“We have been working collaboratively with ...
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ArticleFTA urges customs union rethink following general election result
Prime Minister Theresa May makes a statement in Downing Street, London, announcing a snap general election on June 8.After the Conservative party fell eight seats short of an overall majority, resulting in a hung parliament in the general election, the FTA has called for a new government to review its ...
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European H2Share project to build and test 27-tonne hydrogen fuel cell rigid truck
A European project to help build a market for zero-emission, long-distance distribution trucks using hydrogen fuel cell technology has been launched.Led by Belgian hydrogen association WaterstofNet, the H2Share project will see a 27-tonne electric, fuel cell-extended rigid truck built by Dutch vehicle manufacturer VDL.Alongside this, a low-energy, mobile hydrogen refuelling ...
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Free LoCITY roadshow for freight operators looking to switch to electric vehicles
LoCITY, sponsored by TfL, is to host a free-of-charge roadshow for freight operators looking to run electric vans or trucks on their fleets.The electric roadshow is the first of four free interactive events to help operators experience the latest ultra-low-emission commercial vehicles.Other sessions scheduled are: gas, hydrogen and fuels in ...
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ArticleSuttons sees plenty of scope for growth post Brexit
Widnes-based tanker specialist Suttons was founded by Alf Sutton in 1926 and remains family-owned. The founder’s grandson John Sutton was appointed CEO of Suttons Group in 2013 and the Sutton family still form the majority of the Suttons Group board.Suttons Group has two operating divisions: Road Tankers, headed by MD ...
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Operation Stack alternative is needed as a matter of urgency, warns local politician
The building of a huge truck park to ease congestion caused by Operation Stack should “push on at pace” because of the uncertainty caused by Brexit, according to Kent’s transport chief.Matthew Balfour, the county council’s cabinet member for transport, told colleagues there were no guarantees that HGVs would not be ...
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Contact Transport's business collapsed in just 20 months, according to its administrator
A Birmingham contract haulier that entered administration earlier this year went from a £1m pre-tax profit to a £100,000 loss in just 20 months' trading.Contact Transport was suffering from creditor pressures and had fallen behind with its time to pay arrangement with HMRC when RSM Restructuring Advisory was appointed on ...
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Clocs rolls out pilot scheme to help HGV operators assess delivery site conditions
A tool to show HGV operators the ground conditions they will encounter at construction and waste sites has been developed for Clocs by consultancy Aecom.Announced at last week’s Tip-ex and Tank-ex shows in Harrogate, the new website tool grades all sites with a five-star rating (see box, below) to show ...
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Transaid on the hunt for cyclists to take part in Zambia charity ride
Transport charity Transaid is hunting for cyclists to join its fundraising 490km ride across Zambia next year.The Transaid Cycle Zambia 2018 event, which takes place on 21-30 September 2018, will finish at the world-famous Victoria Falls and includes five days of cycling.Transaid is promising participants the chance to spot impala, ...
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Business case for hydrogen fuel cell trucks and vans to be modelled in California
The business case for hydrogen fuel cell trucks and vans, and the number of refuelling sites needed to support commercial operation is to be mapped out in California.It will be carried out through a partnership between Ricardo Strategic Consulting and the California Fuel Cell Partnership (CaFCP).Ricardo’s total cost of ownership ...
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ArticleKetra Logistics buys fellow Palletways network member IEFS
Palletways and Ketra LogisticsKetra Logistics has acquired fellow Palletways member IEFS to expand its coverage in London.Ketra MD Martyn Young takes over the Barking-based business from Derek Best, who has retired after more than 20 years at the helm.Young said the two companies will continue to operate independently.The purchase of ...
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ArticleAbbey Logistics Group wins Tata Chemicals and British Salt deal
Abbey Logistics Group has won a deal with Tata Chemicals and its sister company British Salt to manage bulk transport and logistics for the two firms'products.The Liverpool-based firm, which specialises in the transportation of bulk food products in liquid and powder tankers, has worked for several years as a third-party ...
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Garic becomes 200th Fors gold accredited company
Bury-based health and safety equipment manufacturer Garic has become the 200th company to achieve Fors gold accreditation.Garic, which manufactures, hires and sells welfare and environmental equipment to the construction industry, has a fleet of 50 vehicles.It became a bronze member after learning about the scheme while working on Crossrail.Garic transport ...
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ArticleSuttons secures BP Acetyls bulk hazardous liquids distribution deal
Suttons Group has renewed its contract with BP Acetyls, the largest single producer of acetic acid and anhydride in Europe.The deal sees Suttons confirmed as the exclusive distributor of bulk hazardous liquids in the UK for BP Acetyls . As a result of the deal, Suttons will also invest in ...
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ArticleEU proposes to relax cabotage rules
Transport workers hold the protest against social dumping in front of EU headquarters in Brussels, BelgiumThe EU is proposing to relax cabotage rules to allow HGVs on foreign runs to make unlimited deliveries and drop offs over five days rather than the existing limit of three internal movements in a ...
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Bibby Distribution wins Nampak Plastics Europe deal
Bibby Distribution has won a major logistics deal with Nampak Plastics Europe.The contract will see Bibby transport HDPE packaging from Nampak’s Newport Pagnell headquarters to its plants and dairy customers across the UK.It will also oversee the Nampak’s subcontracted deliveries in Ireland and the Netherlands.As part of the deal Bibby ...
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DX Group and John Menzies Distribution merger leaps past shareholder hurdle
The DX Group and John Menzies Distribution merger could be sealed this summer after both boards approved a revised offer that satisfies objections from a major shareholder.The revised deal, which sees the price of the deal slashed from £60m to £40m, has removed the opposition of major DX shareholder Gatemore ...
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ArticleRichard Gutsell becomes operations director at Palletline
Former City Link regional network manager Richard Gutsell has taken on the newly created role of operations director at Palletline, just two years after joining the network as head of hubs.In his new position, Gutsell will oversee Palletline’s hub operations, network service quality and IT infrastructure.Palletline MD Graham Leitch said: ...
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Connect Group gets green light for care and education division disposal
Tuffnells owner Connect Group has been given the green light by the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) to sell its care and education division to education resource provider RM.Connect’s sale of the division to RM for £64.4m, including £56.5m cash and deficit of £7.9m, was announced in February this year. ...